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I'm a fan of VeggieTales, but I think they just took this story a little too out of context. They kind of missed the point of the story and watered it down to be a cutesy story about rubber duckies and selfishness. But I think that's what comes from taking a story that's not really intended for young children and trying to make it work for young children.

I love VeggieTales and what they do, I just think that David and Bathsheba should have been left off their list of stories to spoof. I was horrified the first time I saw it.

I do rather like the Barbara Manatee song, though.

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A valid point. Can't say that I was horrified though. Actually, I think not that many people realize which story this movie is telling. Out of my family, I was the only one that noticed the David and Bathsheba storyline.

I can't say that I think David and Bathsheba should have been left out of the list entirely- it is a Bible story, and kids are going to run into it anyway, whether it's on a children's video or Sunday morning chapel. Since it's certainly not portraying sin in a favorable light, I don't see a problem with it. I'd say it was more tact than anything that mellowed the story down to a selfish king obsessed with rubber duckies. Although the real king lusted after a woman, not a floating toy, the concept is the same, put into a viewpoint a child can understand better.

I agree that the story itself probably isn't the best bedtime story for a four-year-old. But the way VeggieTales presented it, it's different enough from the real story to avoid anything sexual, yet close enough to maintain the message. King David- or in this case, George- wanted something he couldn't have, so he took it without permission. This made God angry. I don't think it's so much watered down as made presentable for children.

There's my opinion. God bless!

-Lizzy

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